<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 16-43. - Definitions.</div>
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               The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
               meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
               a different meaning:
               
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               <span class="ital">Applicant</span> means the person or entity filing an application under this article.
               
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               <span class="ital">Days</span> means calendar days.
               
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               <span class="ital">Environmental assessment</span> means a detailed examination of the applicant's proposal and its local environmental
               context with an emphasis on avoiding, minimizing and mitigating adverse impacts.
               
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               <span class="ital">Facility operator</span> means the entity responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the
               wind energy facility.
               
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               <span class="ital">Facility owner</span> means the entity having controlling or majority equity interest in the wind energy
               facility, including its respective successors and assigns.
               
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               <span class="ital">Nonparticipating landowner</span> means any landowner not under agreement with the facility owner or operator.
               
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               <span class="ital">Occupied building</span> means a residence, school, hospital, church, public library or other building used
               for public gatherings that is occupied or in use when the permit application is submitted.
               
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               <span class="ital">Participating landowner</span> means a landowner under lease or other property agreements with the facility owner
               or operator pertaining to the wind energy facility.
               
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               <span class="ital">Public road</span> means an easement or right-of-way dedicated to the public or for private use for
               vehicular traffic.
               
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               <span class="ital">Shadow flicker</span> means the visible flicker effect when rotating turbine blades cast shadows on the
               ground and nearby structures causing the repeating pattern of light and shadow.
               
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               <span class="ital">Wind energy facility.</span>
               
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                  The term "wind energy facility" means an electric generating facility, whose main
                  purpose is to supply electricity, consisting of one or more wind turbines and accessory
                  structures and buildings including, but not limited to:
                  
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                  a.
                  
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                  Substations;
                  
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                  b.
                  
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                  Meteorological towers;
                  
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                  c.
                  
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                  Electrical infrastructure;
                  
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                  d.
                  
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                  Transmission lines; and
                  
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                  e.
                  
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                  Other appurtenant structures and facilities.
                  
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                  (2)
                  
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                  The term "wind energy facility" does not apply to roof-mounted or building integrated
                  roof-mounting systems where the overall height of the structure as measured from pre-development
                  grade to the highest point (including the wind energy facility) does not exceed 35
                  feet and the wind energy facility does not exceed more than ten percent of the total
                  assessed value of the structure at the time of installation.
                  
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                  (3)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Accessory structure</span> means a structure, which is located on the same parcel of property as the principle
                  structure and the use of which is incidental to the use of the principle structure.
                  
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                  (4)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Wind energy facility, small,</span> means a single system designed to supplement other electricity sources as an accessory
                  use to existing buildings or facilities, wherein the power generated is used primarily
                  for on-site consumption. A small wind energy conversion system consists of a single
                  wind turbine, a tower and associated control or conversion electronics, which has
                  a total rated capacity of 20 kW or less.
                  
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                  (5)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Wind energy facility, medium,</span> means a wind energy conversion system consisting of one or more wind turbines, a
                  tower and associated control or conversion electronics, which has a total rated capacity
                  of more than 20 kW, but not greater than 100 kW.
                  
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                  (6)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Wind energy facility, large,</span> means a wind energy conversion system consisting of one or more wind turbines, a
                  tower and associated control or conversion electronics, which has a total rated capacity
                  of more than 100 kW.
                  
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               <span class="ital">Wind power</span> means the conversion of wind energy into another form of energy.
               
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               <span class="ital">Wind turbine</span> or <span class="ital">windmill</span> means a wind energy conversion system that converts wind energy into electricity
               through the use of a wind turbine generator, and may include a:
               
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                  (1)
                  
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                  Nacelle;
                  
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                  (2)
                  
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                  Rotor;
                  
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                  (3)
                  
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                  Tower;
                  
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                  (4)
                  
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                  Guy wires; and
                  
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                  (5)
                  
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                  Pad transformer.
                  
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               <span class="ital">Wind turbine height</span> means the distance measured from the pre-development grade at the center of the tower
               to the highest point of the turbine rotor or tip of the turbine blade when it reaches
               its highest elevation.
               
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               (Ord. No. 2008-10-01, art. 3, 11-3-2008)
               
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